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THIS ISSUE: We say farewell for this season to our many Parry Sound Area Summer Residents and Visitors. We hope you enjoyed your Labour Day Weekend. Check Page Two of this issue for our Walking Tour Map, important Emergency Numbers and the location of our Sponsors. As you "Discover Parry Sound", please take the time to visit our Sponsors as they are here all year round to serve you!

AUTHENTIC QUILL BASKET ON DISPLAY Quill work on birch bark was a long and tedious process but provided Ojibwa with baskets that were very important for hunter-gatherers. Birch bark could only be collected during the spring. Skill was required to strip the bark while leaving the tree intact. Porcupine quills were stripped, washed and sorted according to size. Baskets then had to be shaped, design drawn with an awl and quills worked wet for greater pliability. The Ojibwa stored fruits and berries in the Quill Basket to supplement their diet. Please visit the West Parry Sound District Museum on Tower Hill or visit www.wpsdm.ca.

SUPPORT LOCAL BANDS! While in Downtown Parry Sound, drop by White Squall at 19 James. There you will find copies of the latest cd eyes lit by befreeyourself. Composed of local musicians Terry Christenson, Graham Ketchison and Steve McDowall and joined by Chris Hess and Steven Rupert, hear such songs as Fish of One, Iron Horses and Elusive Love. Immerse yourself in the sounds of Parry Sound! For more info, check out befreeyourself.com.

NUMBER ONE EATERY! Our local Inn at Manitou has attained Number One Ranking in Continental U.S. & Canada in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2009 Readers’ Survey, Since 1974, the Inn at Manitou has blended the highest standards in gracious service and superb cuisine with first-rate tennis, golf and spa facilities. Adding to the refined yet relaxed atmosphere, a yoga class is given dockside each morning, high tea is served in an antique-filled salon every afternoon and a stylish cocktail bar provides a perfect place to rendezvous before dinner. From May to October, The Inn at Manitou offers a series of thematic packages, including food and wine weekends led by famous chefs and sessions built around cycling, jazz, opera and painting. From Parry Sound, take Hwy 124 East to McKellar Centre Road, call 389-2171 or visit www.manitou-online.com. Bon Appetit!

AIRPORT CELEBRATION Come celebrate Parry Sound Airport’s 6th Annual Fly-in on September 12th from 10am to 4pm. Take a Scenic Flight or a Tiger Moth Ride. See the Found Aircraft and Bisson Custom Mufflers Remote Control Aircraft Display. Tour a B-25 Bomber or Hovercraft. BBQ courtesy of Wellingtons & Buffet accompanied by Northern Lights Steel Orchestra. Art Show & Sale by Seguin Arts Council with Face Painting, Ice Cream, Toy Plane Contest and Free Raffle for the kids! For more info, please visit our website www.parrysoundairport.com or call 378-2897.

WHEN AND WHERE TO SEE FALL COLOURS? Depending on your latitude, fall colours happen at different times of the year. Normally October is the best time for viewing in the Parry Sound Area, but leaves are already falling. What is the best time predicted by experts? This year, Ontario Parks suggest the best viewing time may be the first two weeks of October. As for where, tours down Highway 124 or along Highway 141 or up Highway 518 can be spectacular! Don’t forget McDougall Road, but do drive carefully along this windy path and one lane bridge. Oastler Park is on old Highway 69. Killbear Park is off Highway 559.

NEXT ISSUE: Our next issue, Winter 2009, will be published in November, featuring our Parry Sound Places of Worship. Call (705) 746-4625 from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday or email sales@parrysoundpublishing.com anytime to advertise in the next issue. Let us know of any news items you would like to see published or perhaps suggest a theme map for your area. Annual Subscriptions are $30 per year plus GST.

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